If you’re reading this on Monday, July 7, I’m about 7,000 miles away from home, currently in or en route to Tokyo, Japan. (With time zone changes it takes over 24 hours to get there, so any time you’re reading this Monday… I’m traveling to Japan.)

Ideally I’ll post updates on the usual Monday-Wednesday-Friday schedule over the next week and a half–one doesn’t go to Japan for the weekend–but I don’t really know what to expect with Internet or Wi-Fi or, well, anything really.

If this is the last post ever at mikeoconnelljr.com it’s been a good run.

To my friends: if like six months goes by and you don’t hear from me the place to find me is Japan.

Repeat: I’m in Japan.